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Australian unions reject ‘unacceptable’ proposal allowing employers access to staff vaccination data
Australian Industry Group suggests large workplaces could become vaccine hubs and employers should be informed who has and hasn’t had the jab
An industry proposal to allow employers to access vaccination data on their staff has been rejected as “unacceptable” by the Australian Council of Trade Unions.
Australian Industry Group chief executive Innes Willox proposed on Friday a raft of changes to help speed up Australia’s lagging vaccine rollout, including allowing large employers to act as vaccine hubs. Under the plan, employers would be granted indemnity to vaccinate staff, allowing nurses to come in and deliver Covid-19 jabs in a similar way to how flu shots are delivered.
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